typical

This is a pass time of choice for G almost every day and usually multiple times a day. E usually tags along uninvited and mostly unnoticed but today G invited her. It was cute.

because...

Mostly because it has been a while since a I took pictures of M out of her car seat.

But also because...

her ankles wer crossed

she has a great toothless smile

she loves her puppy

she is getting really good at pushing up on her arms while she is on her tummy

she has a great open-mouth smile 

and she looked really cute in her overalls :)

the trail of evidence leads to E

and there she is chowing down on her Valentine candy.  

She unwrapped ALL of her chocolate hearts 

and could not understand why I would not let her eat all of them...

they all love M

the oldest & the youngest

It makes me happy that G loves M so much. 

She still asks to hold M all the time and can be a great helper. 

(when she wants to be, of course)

TOO MUCH FUN!

We have been needing some family fun around here and we found it at Fat Cats! We invited M and girlfriend C and were so happy that they joined us. G and B are still a little young but they had a great time. E was a bit of a handful but enjoyed "rolling the ball" a couple times. M was a champ and hung out in her car seat the entire time.

Dad showing off his bowling skills.

G attempting to do it by herself.  She eventually got a little better at throwing with 1 hand.

E pushing her ball down.  

So proud!

Uncle M showing off his form.

B was so funny!  He had to watch his ball the whole way down from the position...

G working on her 1-arm rolling.

Isn't he cute?

snoozing... this baby can sleep anywhere!

E has fallen in love with Uncle M and by extension C too!

let the cheering begin!!!

E fell asleep on the way home and she didn't even wake up when we put her in the chair.

We look forward to having more family fun times like this :)

Oh, and it should be noted that Mom was the winner even if it was only by 1 point (over uncle M) and G beat Dad by 4 points :)

Happy Birthday Grandma Ruby!

Today is my sweet Grandma's 80th birthday! My kids ADORE her and I love watching them interact. We were so sad that we were not able to go to her surprise party so we made these signs and took pictures so she would know we were thinking about her.